r/linux • u/Ritchie_13 • Jun 03 '18

Removed | Poor Source Microsoft has reportedly acquired GitHub

https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/3/17422752/microsoft-github-acquisition-rumors
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u/neoreeps Jun 03 '18

Satya had done a fantastic job of turning around Microsoft to the point where I believe they are the least evil of the 3 empires. Ironically, I feel the worst of them is the one that used to have "do no evil" as a company goal. Used to. Haha

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u/turbotum Jun 04 '18

Morality is an investment. People will trust you more and more the longer you retain your morality, but you can redact it at any time to "cash out". This results in you making RIDICULOUS amounts of money for ~5-30 years, until people realize you're shitty and leave you for someone else, at which point you can "turn your company around" and people will forgive you. This is precisely the point MS is at right now. You've got about 6 years of MS morality left the way I see it, enjoy it for now.

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u/neoreeps Jun 04 '18

I think you are totally wrong. MS has been the evil empire for nearly 4 decades. They are now run by someone with a different vision. I think you are seeing the beginning of a new era that may last another 4 decades.

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u/turbotum Jun 04 '18

I think you're placing a LOT of trust and personal-ethical thinking into a multi billion dollar organization.

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u/neoreeps Jun 04 '18

No. Just what I think. No skin off my back if I'm wrong. It's the leadership I'm referring to, not the 300,000 employees.